Coins Stud vermeil round pearls earrings

Silver, gold vermeil and Akoya white pearl

This stylish earrings features a coin with a calligraphic impression of the poetry of Rumi, a Persian poet widely admired in the rest of the world.

The coin is finished with gold vermeil. Coins are often worn as decorative elements forming parts of headresses, hats and clothes.

Pearl is an organic material, formed when an irritant enters a mollusk shell. Its characteristic iridescent surface sheen is due to these overlapping layers. These pearls are cultured freshwater pearls, meaning an irritant has been purposely added to the mollusk to start the natural formation process.

Pearl has generally been known as the stone of sincerity, symbolising purity whilst bringing truth and loyalty.

Care: As with all gemstones, care must be taken. It is not advised to place pearl in an ultrasonic, steam cleaner or chemical cleaning solution. Pearl can be easily cleaned with an untreated cloth. It is advised to avoid exposing pearl to prolonged periods of heat and light.

Poetry translation

Rumi: I have a cave (from Persian)

You are my cave. You are my friend. Enslave me and defend me.
O only Noah that I know, O opener now open,
O heart restored before the secret door where you befriend me!
You are the light, the banquet night, the victim’s victory.
You are the hoopoe bird of Sinai, set to swoop and rend me.
You are the stream. You are the sea. You are the lenient tyrant.
You are the poison and the sugar. Friend, do not torment me.
You are the chamber of the sun, the stations of the stars,
You are the prairie green with hope. Show me the way and send me.
You are my dawn, my Ramadan, the alms that I begged for and won.
You are the jar. You are the water. Slake me with water. Mend me.

Please note that depending on the design, size and finish of a piece, only fragments of the words may be visible.